"I'm Doing Fine" - Ron Paul Tweets From Hospital After Suffering Ap...

Update (1500ET): In his first communication since this afternoon's incident, Dr. Paul has tweeted a message claiming he is "doing fine", along with a photo of him in a hospital gown and bed.

His son Rand Paul, a sitting Senator, also thanked Paul's admirers for their prayers.

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Update (1420ET): Fox News just reported that Dr. Paul has been hospitalized for "precautionary reasons", after he appeared to have a medical episode - some viewers speculated about a possible stroke - during a live discussion on his "Liberty Report" show. The former Congressman was discussing federal stimulus. Fox News said his son didn't comment.

If nothing else, it appears to suggest that speculation about Paul's death was a false rumor.

It appears that former Texas Congressman and longtime Libertarian icon Dr. Ron Paul, 85, just had a stroke - or some other type of serious medical issue - during a live stream of his "Liberty Report" web series, which garners hundreds of thousands of viewers with every episode.

A flood of tweets wishing Paul well followed the emergence of the footage above on social media.